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    How Facebook and Twitter Handled Trump’s ‘Don’t Be Afraid of Covid’ Post

    Facebook and Twitter have pledged to keep their networks safe from misinformation about the coronavirus to protect the public’s health. But on Monday, the...

    John McAfee arrested after DOJ indicts crypto millionaire for tax evasion – TechCrunch

    Cybersecurity entrepreneur and crypto personality John McAfee’s wild ride could be coming to an end after he was arrested in Spain today, now...

    Venmo launches a credit card – TechCrunch

    Venmo’s first credit card is here, a former Amazon employee is arrested for fraud and we review the Nest Audio smart speaker. This...

    Trump’s fight with COVID-19 adds fresh fuel to a misinformation fire that he started – TechCrunch

    With the president hospitalized, his doctors evading basic questions and an election 29 days away, chaos reigned after Trump tested positive for the virus...

    Embedded finance might represent fintech’s future – TechCrunch

    The fintech industry is on a tear. Popular consumer services like Robinhood to Coinbase and Revolut have managed to attract millions of customers, but...

    How Did ‘Ransomware’ Get So Bad?

    Hackers are freezing information and demanding ransom. Who is behind this, and what can be done? Source link

    Google teams up with Samsonite to launch a Jacquard smart fabric-enabled backpack – TechCrunch

    It has been over four years since Project Jacquard, Google’s smart fabric technology, made its debut at the I/O developer conference. Launched...

    Ocean Solutions Accelerator’s third wave tackles a new set of aquatic challenges – TechCrunch

    The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its Ocean Solutions Accelerator take on the problems facing our planet’s waters, and the latest cohort of companies in...

    Gillmor Gang: Airborne – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SxComXKguA Lorne Michaels is the showrunner, to use a binge term, for Saturday Night Live. The show returned for its first season under the watchful...

    Feds arrest former Amazon employee after company reported him to FBI for fraud – TechCrunch

    Amazon today disclosed that a former employee has been arrested for committing fraud against the online retailer. The company says it reported Vu Anh...

    Carter Williams, Who Unshackled Nursing Home Residents, Dies at 97

    In journal articles, conferences, congressional hearings and meetings with regulators, Carter Catlett Williams illuminated the miseries of nursing home residents with the sympathetic and...

    Far Right Sees ‘Miracle’ in Trump’s Outing. Medical Experts See Recklessness.

    President Trump’s decision to drive by well-wishers outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday was widely criticized by medical experts as irresponsible...

    Now that a judge has paused Trump’s H-1B visa ban, how can I qualify my employees? – TechCrunch

    Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year...

    Accessibility’s nextgen breakthroughs will be literally in your head – TechCrunch

    Predicting the future of technology for people with visual impairments is easier than you might think. In 2003, I wrote an article entitled “In...

    Quantum photonics startup Nu Quantum raises £2.1M from Amadeus Capital Partners – TechCrunch

    For Quantum cryptography and simulation to become real, the technology requires high-performance light-emitting and light-detecting components that operate at the single-photon level and at...

    Venmo launches its first credit card, offering up to 3% cash back, personalized rewards – TechCrunch

    Last October, Venmo announced it would launch its first credit card sometime in 2020. Today, the PayPal-owned company is making good on those...